My Sad, Sad Obsession

[MikeandReneePlus5]

Check out my username. I found the DIS when I was "helping" my DH plan a trip for my 40th b-day. Had no intention of being here after that trip. I turned 47 in August!!!

 

[chiefmickeymouse]

Wow, I had no idea there were so many of us out there with the same problem! I'll go ahead and say it:

My name is Melissa and I and a DISboard-aholic. The first of theTwelve steps as follows.

1. Check the DISBoard less than 10 times per day.
2. When checking the DISBoard, do not read any threads with the words, rant, complaint, smoking, Brazilians, or any other inflammatory topic.
3. Develop outside interests aside from DISboard.

Anyone have any ideas for the other nine steps?

 

[Disney Fool]

It's been ten years feeding my addiction. It's normal now for me to get up in the morning, make coffee, and turn on the computer to see who posted on the DIS!!!

 

[Raenstoirm]

Should I seek therapy? Is there help out there for me? Perhaps a support group...

We are the support group!

 

[Princess Disney Mom]

Since I found this forum about a month ago, I have developed a very unhealthy obsession! We are leaving Saturday for a week at the world, and my original purpose of joining the DisBoard was to gather information. Instead I have found myself completely fascinated by the drama of topics I never even knew were an issue! Like: Who knew there were stroller thieves out there? Which tour group is most obnoxious? And, my favorite THE PARADE POSTS! I have wandered around completely unaware that parade controversy existed!

My preoccupation has become so obnoxious that my husband has suggested that we cancel our trip, stay home and read about other people's trips. He told me that if I start another sentence with "someone posted on the DisBoard..." he's going to divorce me! Should I seek therapy? Is there help out there for me? Perhaps a support group...

Join the club. Maybe don't talk to him so much about the DIS. He's right though going to Disney will make itvworse. Good luck.

 

[Don Disney]

Sadly.I too have a "problem" according to my DW,co-workers,and other assorted"haters"!!! Oh well....

 

[Coach81]

My wife found the dis first..now as you can see by my post count.. I'm the one with the problem.. LOL

 

[claryche]

My name is Judi and I am a Disboard addict. It's been twenty minutes since my last look. My vacations to Disney are much better now and my whole family has reaped the benefits. However, DH refuses to talk about our plans and ADR's for our Thanksgiving trip anymore in an attempt cut me off from my complusion to second guess myself constantly.

So true. I'm right there with ya.

 

[LaurenT]

I believe we could mount a class action suit against WDW and the DisBoards...
After all, they did it with McDonalds....McDonalds knows their food is addictive, but they feed it to us anyway...same here! Disney knows we can't stay away...so does the Dis...I thuink we should sue...damages should be all the money I would have earned during those hours I spend on the Dis or at WDW....
Anyone in?

 

[Rememberingthe70s]

Good for you!

I'm the same! I check the boards over and over again, and I'll read twenty or thirty pages of those drama rants and arguments. One night this week I sat here and read through dozens of pages of the same thread - I'm guessing it took two hours!

But, you know, I totally get into the good stuff too. I read the whole CMs-who-did-something-magical-for-us thread in one sitting too.

 

[solfan68]

"what are you going to do after we come home from this trip"?

Wow. DW just said this to me over the weekend. Verbatim.

Guess I've got it, too.

 

[zhazhazsu]

I have the same problem! No surprise there... but what did surprise me was that while I was at WDW last month, I couldn't stop talking about "someone on disboards posted about..." fill in the blank with any ride, parade, show, etc. and my DBFF that went on the trip with me thinks I am certifiably crazy now. And don't even ask about how much my husband hates that I spend so much time on here...

But it gives me an outlet for my Disney obsession, so I'm loving it! And I've picked up some knowledge, even though I had been to Disney 20+ times before I discovered this forum.

LOL! This totally reminds me of when I was in line for the Wishes Dessert Buffet and this lady ahead of me was griping about the line to her husband. He just turned to her and said " Betcha can't wait to post about this one on the dis huh? " I almost peed my pants. LOL! I often wonder if she ever did come back here and post. It was the Wishes Dessert Buffet on the night of May 2nd 2010 if your out there!

 

[wendy1974]

Since I found this forum about a month ago, I have developed a very unhealthy obsession! We are leaving Saturday for a week at the world, and my original purpose of joining the DisBoard was to gather information. Instead I have found myself completely fascinated by the drama of topics I never even knew were an issue! Like: Who knew there were stroller thieves out there? Which tour group is most obnoxious? And, my favorite THE PARADE POSTS! I have wandered around completely unaware that parade controversy existed!

My preoccupation has become so obnoxious that my husband has suggested that we cancel our trip, stay home and read about other people's trips. He told me that if I start another sentence with "someone posted on the DisBoard..." he's going to divorce me! Should I seek therapy? Is there help out there for me? Perhaps a support group...

Lol, this IS your support group When I reference the DIS I always say, "I heard it from someone who just got back from WDW."

 

[DisGal520]

Another obsessed Disney fanatic here !! I keep trying to nail down dates with my dh for our NEXT trip and we haven't even been on our first yet (Jan 2011).

I have been planning our trip since July and he asked me the other night, "what are you going to do after we come home from this trip"? It's all I do is read, plan, check the boards. I will have some serious withdrawal after we get back !

Have you discussed "bounceback" with him yet?

 

[Pooh&OurHunny]

count me in...

 

[DisGirl23]

My preoccupation has become so obnoxious that my husband has suggested that we cancel our trip, stay home and read about other people's trips.

I'm sorry but, this line made me shoot Diet Coke right out my nose!

Welcome to your new addiction! We are your enablers. You have been chosen!

 

[wdwislife]

I'm right with you here, haha. But my family appreciates all the information I find on here since it is quite helpful on our trips, so they put up with my DISboard obsession, even though I'm on here 24/7

 

[planaholic]

I'm not allowed to say the word "podcast" to my family nor let anyone hear any podcast (or any other sound ever - which my whole family assumes is a podcast) from my iPhone.

However, as much as they groan about my "addiction", since listening to all the podcast archives, I have researched everything we need to know about my sister & I's first trip to DLR in December, including planning an awesome (un)birthday for her - from MM to GAD FPs to lunch at Cafe Orleans to a Fantasmic! dessert package ("vacations are not for sleeping" - my sister, who may regret saying this come December).

I have also planned (and paid for!) a trip this upcoming weekend to take my mother & sister to stay at AKL and attend MNSSHP and Food & Wine. I always thought MNSSHP was for kids only! And, without exposing the family to the podcast, I never would have known everybody wants to sleep with a giraffe outside their window!

I've also signed myself up (rooming w/ a new DIS friend) for the ABD Backstage Magic Trip in February.

Okay, now that I think about it...this podcast is a really, really expensive addiction!

Is there a support group?

PS - Note how only my family is aware of my addiction. If they can't handle it, I can just imagine the look on everyone else's faces when I mention I have three disney trips planned w/in 5 months - on both coasts. You spent what? Because of a podcast?

 

[smidgy]

ah, my dear chiefmickeymouse... I didn't hear you mention Trip Reports!!! (now, if you check out hubby, Neob's trip reports.... in the link..)
since your hubby suggested reading about others' trips...

 

[chiefmickeymouse]

Oh yes...I have found the trip reports, Smidgy and enjoyed yours very much.
Podcasts, though....did someone say podcastshaven't tried that one yet!

So the latest is, three days until we leave and my dh refuses to even discuss the schedule with me. He wants to "wing it". My fellow obsessed disboarders will understand that I am UNABLE TO WING IT!!! Has he lost his mind??? He says he has grown up things to think about, like politics and sports. I stuck my tongue out at him and continued reading about the best way to get fastpasses for TSM.